MEALTIMES AND MILESTONES: A TEENAGER’S DIARY OF MOVING ON FROM ANOREXIA
Book ID/图书代码： 03275009B32198
English Summary/英文概要： This book presents an astonishingly moving and mature account of a young woman’s struggle with anorexia nervosa, a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. At fourteen years of age, Constance Barter was admitted as an in-patient to a specialist eating disorders unit where she remained for seven months. During that time, she kept a diary which sheds light on what it means to have anorexia, how it affects your life, and how it is not just a faddy diet or attention seeking disorder. Constance is an example to anyone suffering from this potentially life-threatening illness that with perseverance and support it can be beaten and sufferers can go on and lead a fulfilling, everyday life. This inspirational diary will help and inspire other sufferers to seek help and overcome their illness as well as providing an invaluable insight into the nature of the illness to families and friends.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 16歲英國女孩康斯坦絲的日記本 飲食失調症(Eating Disorders)可以被克服─我們希望所有需要知道這項訊息的人都能聽到這個消息! 許多人，包含媒體對厭食症的印象停留在是女生為了保持外表身材，所採取的ㄧ種激烈手段，其實事實遠非如此…
此書序言的撰寫人Susan Ringwood女士，是英國協助飲食失調症患者慈善機構Beat的執行長。她在序言〈英文原文附錄在下方〉中對此症的ㄧ些澄清，將ㄧ改我們對厭食症、暴食症的錯誤刻版印象。
節錄翻譯如下：
1. 飲食失調症〈eating disorders〉可以被治療成功。治癒關鍵在於：此症不再受到世人誤解、輕忽或認為得此病很丟人。
2. 英國目前有超過1百萬人罹患飲食失調症，多好發於年輕人。此症嚴重時可能致人於死，有2成病患會因病情過於嚴重而過世。
3. 飲食失調症可能出現於任何年紀，不限男女。其中又已年紀12到20歲的女孩罹患風險最高。
4. 飲食失調症中，厭食症屬於最少見的ㄧ種，比例約佔病例中的1成；不過就其對身體與心理造成的長期傷害而論，厭食症屬於飲食失調症中病情最嚴重的ㄧ種。
5. 造成此病的病因很複雜，通常融合了多種因素。目前全球這類研究主要是在英國進行，這類研究的目的在取得更多醫療實證與找到更有效的治療方法。
6. 研究發現顯示，我們的基因組成、人格特質、大腦化學作用與賀爾蒙都是引發此病的原因之ㄧ。
7. 此病患者可能會出現非常抗拒請求或接受幫助的情況─即使他們知道她們需要協助─像是此症會讓她們出現覺得自己ㄧ點用也沒有的低落情緒。(Kate Cheng)
Awards/获奖情况：★ 獲得英國每日郵報連載的真實故事
★ 英國協助飲食失調症的主要慈善機構Beat執行長Susan Ringwood女士：「我們希望傳遞出一個訊息：飲食失調症可以被克服─我們希望所有需要知道這項訊息的人都能聽到這個消息。康斯坦絲的故事即是ㄧ個最好的明證─她的故事傳遞了一個戰勝此症的重要元素─HOPE！」
★ 這本詳實記錄下自己抗病過程的日記，將提供其他和康斯坦絲遭遇相同的病患，以及病人家屬和朋友一盞希望之燈，和最重要的─如何Beat it! 相關報導：
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/161194/I-m-no-longer-dying-to-be-anorexic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1251957/Constance-Barter-reveals-harrowing-battle-anorexia.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/feb/27/anorexia-nervosa-teenage-constance-barter
FOREWORD 序言
I was very pleased and honoured to be asked to provide this foreword. It is always a pleasure to see someone beat their eating disorder, and that pleasure is all the greater when they are able to help others do the same by sharing their experiences.
With this book, Constance has given a remarkable account of her journey to recovery.We know it takes courage, determination and great persistence – qualities that Constance has in abundance. That she has been able to share her insights in such a forthright and honest way is particularly powerful.
Beat (the Eating Disorders Association) is the UK’s leading charity supporting people affected by eating disorders and campaigning on their behalf. We provide individuals and their families with support, information and encouragement to seek recovery.
We collaborate with leading researchers, and provide professional development for health, education and social care staff. Our web presence is extensive, and broadcasters and journalists turn to us daily for comment and opinion.
Our message is simple: eating disorders will be beaten. They will be beaten when they are no longer misunderstood, trivialized or seen as something to be ashamed of.
Eating disorders are a serious type of mental illness that takes a tremendous toll on promising young lives. They can be deadly: 20 per cent of those who become seriously affected die as a result. Eating disorders can affect anyone at any age, including boys and men, but girls and young women aged between 12 and 20 are most at risk. Anorexia nervosa is the rarest of the eating disorders, accounting for only 10 per cent of cases; but it is also the most serious in terms of its potential long-term consequences for physical health and well-being if not treated quickly and effectively.
We are learning more all the time about what causes eating disorders. The causes are complex, and it is a combination of factors that makes some people vulnerable. There is world-class research in this field, much of it conducted in the UK, helping to build an evidence base for understanding this condition and helping effective treatments to be developed. One of the things this research is showing is that more of the risks are ‘hard-wired’ than was previously thought. Our genetic make-up, personality type, brain chemistry and hormones all play a part.
Beat campaigns to change the way everyone thinks and talks about eating disorders, helping to overcome the stigma caused by mistaken views and outdated opinions. Explaining the scientific knowledge we have gained is part of that.
We challenge the media to tell the truth about eating disorders.
They are not a fad or a phase or a silly diet gone wrong. They are not about trying to emulate celebrities or fashion. We want everyone with an eating disorder to truly believe they can beat it. We know that the sooner someone gets the specialist treatment they need the more likely they are to make a full recovery. We also know that people can be very reluctant to ask for or accept that help – even once they know they need it – such are the feelings of worthlessness an eating disorder produces.
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About the Author/作者介绍： 16歲的英國女孩康斯坦絲在她14歲時被診斷出患有飲食失調症。此症讓她住進專門治療此症的診所長達7個月。如今康斯坦絲已經完全康復，在忙於學校功課之餘，她並為BEAT〈英國主要協助飲食失調症病人的慈善機構〉擔任青年大使。
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